Texas City
| Texas City | |
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 Location of Texas City in Texas
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1911 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| County : | Galveston County |
| Coordinates : | 29 ° 24 ′ N , 94 ° 56 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 45,099 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 279.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 433.1 km 2 (approx. 167 mi 2 ) of which 161.5 km 2 (approx. 62 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 3 m |
| Postcodes : | 77590-77592 |
| Area code : | +1 409 |
| FIPS : | 48-72392 |
| GNIS ID : | 1376420 |
| Website : | www.texas-city-tx.org |
| Mayor : | Matthew T. Doyle |
Texas City is a city in Galveston County in the US state of Texas in the United States .
geography
Texas City is 10 miles northwest of Galveston and 37 miles southeast of Houston .
history
In the Texas City explosion on April 16, 1947 , the freighters Grandcamp ( France ) and Highflyer ( USA ) loaded with ammonium nitrate exploded in the port of Texas City . A Monsanto plant near the port was destroyed, and the chemicals that escaped as a result fueled the fires so that they could only be extinguished after two days. There were 486 dead, over 100 missing, 3,000 injured, hundreds homeless and $ 65 million in damage.
| growth of population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1920 | 2509 | - | |
| 1930 | 3534 | 40.9% | |
| 1940 | 5748 | 62.6% | |
| 1950 | 16,620 | 189.1% | |
| 1960 | 32,065 | 92.9% | |
| 1970 | 38,908 | 21.3% | |
| 1980 | 41,403 | 6.4% | |
| 1990 | 40,822 | -1.4% | |
| 2000 | 41,521 | 1.7% | |
| 2010 | 45,099 | 8.6% | |
| 1920-2000, 2010 | |||
Demographic data
According to the 2000 census, 41,521 people lived here in 16,715 households. The population density was 257.1 inhabitants per km².
economy
The economy is characterized by heavy industry, the Texas City Industrial Complex is one of the leading petroleum processing centers in the United States. The Port of Texas City is a deep-water port that was ranked 14th of all US ports in 2008.
BP Texas City
BP Texas City is the largest oil refinery of BP . Serious industrial accidents occurred several times in the refinery, leading to a total of 23 deaths between 1974 and 2004.
In a refinery explosion on March 23, 2005, an estimated 28,700 liters of flammable hydrocarbons escaped from a containment vessel within minutes while an isomerization unit was operating , causing an explosion that killed 15 workers and injured 180. The financial damage was more than $ 1.5 billion.
Movie
The US feature film Texas Killing Fields (2011) takes place in Texas City.
sons and daughters of the town
- Charles Brown , musician (1922–1999)
- Johnny Lee , musician (* 1946)
See also
Web links
- Texas City in the Handbook of Texas (Engl.)
- Statistics Texas City, TX (Engl.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Le Marin; grandchamp in memoriam; December 26, 1997; ( Memento of August 22, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Retrieved August 22, 2015
- ↑ History of Monsanto on monsanto.de
- ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012
- ↑ US Census ( Memento of the original from November 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved October 16, 2012
- ↑ Census 2000 on census.gov
- ↑ Texas City Refinery at BP.com (English)
- ^ The Report of the US Refineries Independent Safety Reviewpanel, January 2007, PDF ( Memento of January 17, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ a b c U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, Report 2005-04-I-TX, March 2007 INVESTIGATION REPORT REPORT NO. 2005-04-I-TX REFINERY EXPLOSION AND FIRE PDF ( Memento from April 19, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
